Neuroscience
01 Nov 2017
What happens when technology opens up the brain — and its information?
Limbo, a novel by neurosurgeon and inventor Eric Leuthardt, explores what happens when neurotechnology is used for nefarious purposes.
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Neuroscience
20 Oct 2017
Scientists pinpoint jealousy in the monogamous brain
Jealousy activates brain areas associated with social pain and pair bonding, reports a study in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Neuroscience
19 Oct 2017
HIV infection, even with antiretroviral therapy, appears to damage a growing child’s brain
HIV-positive children who started ART by the age of 18 months show ongoing disruptions in white matter development, shows a study in Frontiers in Neuroanatomy
Neuroscience
03 Oct 2017
Modeling brain connections to understand Parkinson’s disease
A new model in Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience finds differences in basal ganglia connection strengths between healthy and Parkinson’s disease brains.
Health
28 Sep 2017
Maternal diet could affect kids’ brain reward circuitry
Children from high-fat diet mothers have altered brain circuitry into adulthood. Research from Frontiers in Endocrinology explains how a preference for unhealthy foods can be passed from mother to child during pregnancy.
Health
14 Sep 2017
Binge drinkers show similar changes in brain activity as chronic alcoholics
Distinctive changes in brain activity in binge-drinking college students may be an early marker of brain damage, reports a study in Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience.
Neuroscience
05 Sep 2017
Brain augmentation brought to Russian audience
A collection of research published in Frontiers in Neuroscience is being brought to the Russian public by popular science neuroscience website – Neuronovosti.
Neuroscience
29 Aug 2017
Our brains do change from early to mid-adulthood
Contrary to belief, study published in Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, shows considerable structural changes in the brain from early to mid-adulthood.
Neuroscience
29 Aug 2017
Brain injury in kids might lead to alcohol abuse
Researchers find evidence that traumatic brain injuries in children and adolescents could be a risk-factor for alcohol abuse in later life
Health
18 Jul 2017
Depression affects the brains of males and females differently
New findings suggest that adolescent girls and boys might experience depression differently and that sex-specific treatments could be beneficial for adolescents.
Life sciences
05 Jul 2017
Video games can change your brain
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience review article outlines structural brain changes caused by video games
Health
03 Jul 2017
Cocoa and chocolate are not just treats — they are good for your cognition
A mini-review concludes: cocoa can be seen as a dietary supplement to protect human cognition and can counteract different types of cognitive decline.
Life sciences
22 Jun 2017
Plant reveals anti-Alzheimer’s compounds
Japanese scientists develop a new technique to isolate active therapeutic compounds for Alzheimer’s disease from plants.
Frontiers news
14 Jun 2017
Creating human super intelligence: winner of Spotlight Award 2017
Superintelligence: fact or fiction. First Frontiers Spotlight Award Winner for outstanding research into human brain augmentation
Neuroscience
12 Jun 2017
Blue Brain Team Discovers a Multi-Dimensional Universe in Brain Networks
Using mathematics in a novel way in neuroscience, the Blue Brain Project shows that the brain operates on many dimensions, not just the three dimensions that we are accustomed to